# Feature

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/contribute/feature/2.md?page=245

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## [Try to force https instead of downloading remote images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/try-to-force-https-instead-of-downloading-remote-images/23399)

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**Author:** [@Moter8](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moter8)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/try-to-force-https-instead-of-downloading-remote-images/23399 "2015-07-09T19:02:21Z")

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https://i.imgur.com/pCSKvWK.jpg should get rewritten to https://i.imgur.com/pCSKvWK.jpg and with that the whole http images on https site problem gets fixed. This could probably get done by whitelisting common domains o…

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## [Use Delivered-To in email posting feature](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-delivered-to-in-email-posting-feature/28863)

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**Author:** [@Stelmsind](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stelmsind)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-delivered-to-in-email-posting-feature/28863 "2015-07-09T16:00:26Z")

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Hi, How difficult would it be to make the “create new topic by email” feature examine the Delivered-To field as well as the To field? I have a situation where I’m trying to manage a transition from a Mailman list and th…

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## [Make tracking labels customizable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-tracking-labels-customizable/30569)

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**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 7:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-tracking-labels-customizable/30569 "2015-07-07T07:28:36Z")

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It would be nice if tracking labels were customizable in settings. I think they can be “styled” uniquely for different communities. I mean these: Muted Regular Tracking Watching For example, for community of musician…

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## [Community Editing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-editing/12838)

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**Author:** [@jae](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jae)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-editing/12838 "2015-07-03T19:51:51Z")

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As a community, what do we think about the idea of community editing. Basically, other community members can edit posts (similar to what Stack Exchange does). I feel like one of the biggest things that hold traditional …

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## [Automatic cool down period after receiving multiple flags on multiple posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-cool-down-period-after-receiving-multiple-flags-on-multiple-posts/30624)

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**Author:** [@probus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/probus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2015, 6:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-cool-down-period-after-receiving-multiple-flags-on-multiple-posts/30624 "2015-07-03T06:25:23Z")

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I’d like the automatic moderation to work a little more effectively. If a user receives multiple flags from multiple posts, we could automatically inflict a cool down period of some sort. Now the only automatic action i…

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## [Per-category tutorial popups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/per-category-tutorial-popups/19275)

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**Author:** [@elberet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/elberet)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/per-category-tutorial-popups/19275 "2015-07-02T01:43:33Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Jobs::PurgeInactive and Jobs::VersionCheck fail: \[quote=“sam, post:3, topic:19256, full:true”\] We have no way of debugging this without seeing logs.\[/quote\] Yeah, this happens rather fre…

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## [Show actual dates on Top and other date range pages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-actual-dates-on-top-and-other-date-range-pages/30489)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-actual-dates-on-top-and-other-date-range-pages/30489 "2015-07-01T21:23:22Z")

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Rather than this for /top We should show the actual dates instead, like Product Hunt does: That way we could drop the calendar glyph, which never looked that good anyway, and it’s clearer what exactly you’re look…

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## [Discourse Chrome Extension to show unread count](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-chrome-extension-to-show-unread-count/27853)

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**Author:** [@alefattorini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alefattorini)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2015, 10:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-chrome-extension-to-show-unread-count/27853 "2015-07-01T10:20:43Z")

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Hi folks, my friend Alessandro has just made this extremely useful extension for our community Displays the number of unread notifications of your Discourse account, same notifications of Discourse balloon also with t…

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## [Core Advertisements](https://meta.discourse.org/t/core-advertisements/30602)

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**Author:** [@EDisc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EDisc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/core-advertisements/30602 "2015-06-29T22:49:54Z")

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Through all my research on Google I can only come up with posts that are several years old that really get into this topic. Is there any way to add advertisements into a Discourse hosted forum? Either on the sides, top, …

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## [Indicate large time gaps between posts in a topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/indicate-large-time-gaps-between-posts-in-a-topic/29868)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/indicate-large-time-gaps-between-posts-in-a-topic/29868 "2015-06-29T20:07:09Z")

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We should highlight large time gaps between posts, with a relative indicator like so Except, we should use the word later. So in a long discussion you’d see the gaps 3 weeks later 6 months later 1 year later C…

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## [Is it possible to schedule posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-schedule-posts/16045)

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**Author:** [@joeygufreda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joeygufreda)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 4:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-schedule-posts/16045 "2015-06-29T16:41:33Z")

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There are times when I’d like to write a topic ahead of time, but not have the post go live until a specific time and date in the future. Is this possible now, or is it on the roadmap?

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## [Integration with Smyte for Spam protection](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integration-with-smyte-for-spam-protection/29089)

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**Author:** [@justin\_gordon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin_gordon)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integration-with-smyte-for-spam-protection/29089 "2015-06-28T21:37:07Z")

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I’m working with Smyte and Pete Hunt on integrating their spam protection system with discourse. One of my sites keeps getting the same darn spammer over and over again. Time to fix this! Here’s a couple doc links: ht…

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## [Remove moderator ability to view users email addresses](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-moderator-ability-to-view-users-email-addresses/30261)

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**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-moderator-ability-to-view-users-email-addresses/30261 "2015-06-28T00:59:14Z")

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There were some excellent changes to mod permissions as per this topic Permission Changes (moderators have less). I feel removing the ability for mods to view email addresses should be considered too. There are several …

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## [Just In Time notifications for common FAQ items](https://meta.discourse.org/t/just-in-time-notifications-for-common-faq-items/21807)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 10:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/just-in-time-notifications-for-common-faq-items/21807 "2015-06-27T22:10:01Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Automated Signatures?: Perhaps certain marked articles/categories (How-to) could get preferential treatment in linked categories. For example in the Support category, the most relevant Ho…

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## [Special "Leaderboards" for Discourse Forums?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/special-leaderboards-for-discourse-forums/12023)

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**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/special-leaderboards-for-discourse-forums/12023 "2015-06-27T20:16:32Z")

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You have to be careful with this idea because you don’t want to promote just “volume” of postings - but it would be very interesting to see experimentation (perhaps via plugin) with leaderboards to help encourage quality…

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## [Edited posts show for not registered users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edited-posts-show-for-not-registered-users/27424)

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**Author:** [@Qasem\_h](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Qasem_h)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edited-posts-show-for-not-registered-users/27424 "2015-06-26T15:43:00Z")

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Edited posts show for not registered users i thnk this is a bug

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## [Discourse doesn't work on FreeBSD](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-doesnt-work-on-freebsd/30253)

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**Author:** [@tux0r](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tux0r)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 9:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-doesnt-work-on-freebsd/30253 "2015-06-26T09:55:22Z")

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According to the docs, there is a rule about support: The only officially supported installs of Discourse are the Docker based beginner and advanced installs. We regret that we cannot support any other methods of insta…

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## [URLs in parenthesis do not turn into links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urls-in-parenthesis-do-not-turn-into-links/30479)

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**Author:** [@swisspol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/swisspol)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 6:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/urls-in-parenthesis-do-not-turn-into-links/30479 "2015-06-26T06:42:50Z")

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v1.4.0.beta3 +76 If you enter URLs in parenthesis, they don’t turn into links: like this (http://www.apple.com) like this (http://www.apple.com) I wonder if that’s a regression as I thought this was working maybe 1 o…

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## [Configuring chrome omnibox search](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-chrome-omnibox-search/25977)

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**Author:** [@john\_mardlin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/john_mardlin)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2015, 2:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-chrome-omnibox-search/25977 "2015-06-25T14:25:42Z")

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ie. Is that something that could be built in to Discourse, or that we could handle on our own? Good idea/bad idea @jsorc?

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## [Format numbers depending on selected locale](https://meta.discourse.org/t/format-numbers-depending-on-selected-locale/30418)

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**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2015, 9:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/format-numbers-depending-on-selected-locale/30418 "2015-06-25T09:59:38Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Is there a way to translate numbers e.g. "1.3K" in the "Views" column?: Looking at the code I noticed that numbers aren’t formatted using the locale configured by the user or administrator…

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## [Allow users to See their "Trust Level Requirements Report"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-see-their-trust-level-requirements-report/26702)

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**Author:** [@Mohammad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mohammad)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2015, 9:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-users-to-see-their-trust-level-requirements-report/26702 "2015-06-24T21:30:39Z")

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I loved the new user directory option added. My users are finding it pretty useful to find out about the most active members of the community. One of the things my users often ask is how long will it take for them to qua…

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## [Expandable content areas and multiple videos](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expandable-content-areas-and-multiple-videos/30356)

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**Author:** [@Pirat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pirat)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2015, 7:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/expandable-content-areas-and-multiple-videos/30356 "2015-06-24T07:15:03Z")

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The first function sometimes hard to read a lot of information, so it is best to do so ----------photo 2----------------------------- The second function Sometimes it’s cool when the video can be recorded as a…

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## [Thoughts on getting notification for replies via poll?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thoughts-on-getting-notification-for-replies-via-poll/30387)

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**Author:** [@jesselperry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesselperry)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 9:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thoughts-on-getting-notification-for-replies-via-poll/30387 "2015-06-23T21:48:29Z")

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What do you think about getting reply notifications when people respond to your poll by voting? I see that as a type of response, and think it should classify as such - but perhaps I’m an outlier on this, so just throwin…

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## [Badges: Member needs more explanatory text](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-member-needs-more-explanatory-text/26532)

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**Author:** [@omouse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omouse)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 4:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-member-needs-more-explanatory-text/26532 "2015-06-23T04:44:58Z")

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I just got upgraded to members status on a forum and I wasn’t sure what “granted invitations” meant and I had to dig through the badges list to figure it out. I can understand why there’s a link instead of the actual tex…

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## [Permalink to Discourse search](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permalink-to-discourse-search/18818)

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**Author:** [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 3:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/permalink-to-discourse-search/18818 "2015-06-23T03:51:00Z")

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We’re importing a Vanilla forum to Discourse; as part of this migration, I’m writing a PHP script to 301 redirect old Vanilla URLs to new Discourse URLs. I’ve got most of them hooked up properly, but I’m having trouble w…

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## [Possible to filter by GT/GTE dates?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-filter-by-gt-gte-dates/28396)

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**Author:** [@rchoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rchoi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 3:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-filter-by-gt-gte-dates/28396 "2015-06-23T03:22:34Z")

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Would like to do some custom reporting on Topics, sub-filtered by Categories. To do so, would like to do a filter on Topic with created date GT/GTE a certain date, and filtered by Topic. I don’t see an obvious way to do…

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## [Edit Category Order dialog v2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-category-order-dialog-v2/30328)

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**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-category-order-dialog-v2/30328 "2015-06-22T23:59:34Z")

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This is the design for the new category ordering dialog. Goals: Support both automatic (# of posts) category ordering and absolutely fixed category ordering Allowing for a mix of the two would be nice It must all be i…

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## [Whitelist auto-suggestions for Onebox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whitelist-auto-suggestions-for-onebox/30247)

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**Author:** [@jqnatividad](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jqnatividad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whitelist-auto-suggestions-for-onebox/30247 "2015-06-20T20:46:56Z")

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Wouldn’t it be nice if Discourse automatically compiled whitelist suggestions for Oneboxing based on posts? Even better, the suggestions can cite which posts the suggested domains were used in, as well as the Iframely U…

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## [Embedding Discourse content in remote pages, like a wiki](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-discourse-content-in-remote-pages-like-a-wiki/28834)

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**Author:** [@trilson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/trilson)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2015, 7:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-discourse-content-in-remote-pages-like-a-wiki/28834 "2015-06-20T07:24:39Z")

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A bit of a long shot, but thought it worth asking. Would it be possible (or is it currently possible) to embed certain types of discourse content in remote pages, similar to how comment embedding works? It’d be great if …

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## [Emoji not showing properly on the category description area](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-not-showing-properly-on-the-category-description-area/23977)

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**Author:** [@mak23](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mak23)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2015, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-not-showing-properly-on-the-category-description-area/23977 "2015-06-19T18:15:50Z")

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I’ve added a category on my forum, a parent category, and on the description is ended with an emoji, a smiley face to be specific, but when user selects all category, the text description shows the emoji as \[smile\] rathe…

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